As you're bringing your minor characters to life, remember to:
1. Counter our expectations.
2. Use contrast, but don't go for the obvious.
3. Make them human and give them their own conflicts to deal with.
4. Focus on the effect they have on the main character and the effect the main character has on them.
5. Use them to help advance the storyline, twist the plot, offer relief, or convey information, but then move them out of the way. If your minor characters become more fascinating than the main character, you may be writing the wrong book. ;)
Be Brilliant!
~Katie~
